Perioperative medicine is defined here as: “the practice of patient centred multidisciplinary and integrated medical care of patients from the moment of contemplation of surgery until full recovery”. Population health is defined as: “the health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of such outcomes within the group”. Do the two compliment…
TopMedTalk live is a gathering of Trainees with an interest in Perioperative Medicine (TRIPOM) alongside TopMedTalk listeners and EBPOM 2018 attendees in the IET London, England. This conversation is driven by questions from listeners online and attendees in the audience. Two pain management experts alongside the TRIPOM representatives and Desiree and Monty respond in detail…
“POETTS 2018 | Pre-operative Inspiratory Muscle Training” – originally streamed live from The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) in London during EBPOM 2018 on www.topmedtalk.com Hear this excellent talk, for free, on this podcast. If you’d like to attend an event like this ensure your next click is here: www.ebpom.org/meetings If you have any…
The results of the Enhanced Peri-Operative Care for High-risk patients (EPOCH) trial are a huge talking point in the perioperative sphere; this stand alone piece follows on from “EBPOM Conference Highlight | Lessons on EPOCH in the UK”. To hear that click here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/ebpom-conference-highlight-1-21-lessons-on-epoch-in-the-uk/ Originally streamed live from the Charles Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, during…
Where does anemia fit in the perioperative process? How do we optimise patients who have this condition in such a way as to get them best prepared for surgery? How do we know these procedures are improving outcomes? Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with Mike Grocott and their guest Michael Scott,…
Preoperative optimisation and prehabilitation are key areas where your institution can increase value for patients. How do you negotiate the different pitfalls presented by the various core stakeholders? Smoking cessation, nutrition, exercise; all are proven to help produce better outcomes for a patient. How do we express this in such a way that we get…
Perioperative nutrition is a topic which has fascinates us here on TopMedTalk. Ever evolving and moving forward the questions continue as we explore an area which will only keep growing. Should evidence based arguments be the way we make the case for true investment in this area? Presented by Korey Springman with her guest…
Our coverage of ASER’s annual meeting continues with a piece which focuses on prehabilitation and clinical nutrition, specifically as relates to surgery. Can the sarcopenic elderly patient build muscle in a reasonable timeframe with the right nutritional support? Are there particular ‘magic protiens’ we should use? Where does exercise fit into the picture? The interview…
Welcome to the first of our exclusive podcasts covering this year’s American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) Annual Congress of Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine. ASER’s web presence is here: https://aserhq.org/ This conversation focuses on the big talking points of the meeting so far. The discussion evolves into questions regarding data use and collection before…
Could a smoking cessation clinic be the next step in perioperative enhancement at your practice? This piece gives you an introduction to the idea and tackles some of the key elements. Originally streamed live on TopMedTalk further listening is available here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/?s=smoking Presented by James Davis, MD, Director Duke Smoking Cessation Program.